RET Site: Research Experiences in Cybersecurity for Nevada Teachers (RECNT)

RET 网站：内华达州教师网络安全研究经验 (RECNT)

• 批准号: 2302187
• 负责人: Shamik Sengupta
• 金额: $ 59.93万
• 依托单位: Board of Regents, NSHE, obo University of Nevada, Reno
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2302187&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RET; Site; Research; Experiences; Cybersecurity

This RET Site renewal at the University of Nevada, Reno aims to explore unique ways to engage middle and high school teachers in summer research experiences that emphasize cybersecurity in modern systems. Cybersecurity research and its applications are highly relevant in all areas of society from cyber-physical infrastructures and defense-related applications to domestic sectors such as banking and health. This RET Site will continue to have a significant impact on the teachers who will be trained on such challenges and solutions and subsequently, the Nevada students, who as direct beneficiaries of this program will serve as the next-gen cybersecurity workforce. The participant teachers will spend six weeks participating in research experiences and developing modules and materials which will subsequently be implemented in their classrooms during the academic year. The project involves a partnership between the university, the school districts in the surrounding Nevada counties, and local industries. The project will further develop a community of teachers who are passionate about cybersecurity and who can translate this excitement to their students through engaging, high-quality hands-on learning experiences. This RET Site is anchored by cybersecurity research that is compelling and engaging for teachers and 8-12 students, driven by a faculty team that has demonstrated expertise in both cybersecurity research and education. The project goals are to: recruit a cohort of middle and high school teachers interested in introducing cybersecurity and CSE topics into their courses; engage the recruited teachers in cybersecurity research areas in modern resilient systems; develop instructional modules that can be incorporated in a variety of STEM courses and programs; promote and disseminate the results to a large group of middle and high school teachers; and create a student pathway from Nevada schools to UNR to the cybersecurity workforce. The site features projects that are teacher accessible as well as connected to current research and practice. The projects will build the technical capacity of teachers, so that they are capable of developing and implementing new, exciting hands-on learning activities at their schools. Teachers will further develop and enhance their research, communication, and presentation skills, all of which are essential to their professional growth and success.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

内华达州大学里诺的RET网站更新旨在探索独特的方式，让初中和高中教师参与强调现代系统网络安全的暑期研究体验。网络安全研究及其应用与社会各个领域都高度相关，从网络物理基础设施和国防相关应用到银行和卫生等国内部门。这个RET网站将继续对将接受此类挑战和解决方案培训的教师以及随后的内华达州学生产生重大影响，他们作为该计划的直接受益者将成为下一代网络安全劳动力。参与教师将花六个星期的时间参与研究经验和开发模块和材料，随后将在学年期间在他们的教室中实施。该项目涉及大学、周围内华达州县的学区和当地产业之间的合作。该项目将进一步发展一个对网络安全充满热情的教师社区，他们可以通过引人入胜的高质量实践学习体验将这种兴奋转化为学生。 这个RET网站是由网络安全研究锚定的，这是令人信服的，吸引教师和8-12名学生，由一个教师团队，已证明在网络安全研究和教育的专业知识驱动。该项目的目标是：招募一批有兴趣将网络安全和CSE主题引入其课程的初中和高中教师;在现代弹性系统中的网络安全研究领域招募教师;开发可纳入各种STEM课程和计划的教学模块;向大量初中和高中教师推广和传播结果;并创建一个从内华达州学校到UNR到网络安全劳动力的学生通道。该网站的特点是教师访问以及连接到当前的研究和实践的项目。这些项目将建设教师的技术能力，使他们能够在学校开发和实施新的、令人兴奋的实践学习活动。教师将进一步发展和提高他们的研究，沟通和演讲技巧，所有这些都是必不可少的，他们的专业成长和successful.This奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。